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LED FastStart services through Baton Rouge General committed job creation and capiis expanding its ro- tal investment. Job seekers will be botic surgery services identified and linked to prime cawith the opening of reer opportunities at companies Baton Rouge General that represent the leading edge of Advanced Robotics job demand in Louisiana. The on-

Tabor Institute. The new in- line site is LEDFastStart.com. stitute, led by Dr. John Tabor, is located inside BRG’s Pennington Cancer Center on the Bluebonnet campus. Tabor is the first and only surgeon statewide, and one of very few in the country, to perform the most advanced treatment for pancreatic cancer called the robotic Whipple procedure. He specializes in robotic assisted surgery for the treatment of pancreatic, esophageal, stomach, colon, rectal and adrenal cancer.

LED FastStart has launched a new platform aimed at delivering superior hiring results for clients of the Louisiana Economic Development program throughout the state. Known as LED FastStart Recruiting, the portal creates a unique online experience for employers that secure The Louisiana Small Business Development Center and LSU

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Ochsner Baton Rouge has begun construction of Ochsner Health Center–Gonzales, a new clinic at the intersection of La. 30 and South Burnside Avenue (La.

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44). Scheduled to open in summer 2022, the $24.2 million clinic will offer primary and specialty care. The two-story building will provide 51,600 square feet of space, including 18 exam rooms, a laboratory and a full radiology suite with MRI. Grace Hebert Curtis Architects and The Lemoine Company are the design team and general contractor, respectively.

ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATION Laura Boudreaux, senior vice president and compliance officer for First National Bankers Bank, received the

Boudreaux Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist certification. ACAMS is the largest international membership organization dedicated to enhancing the knowledge and expertise of financial crime detection and prevention professionals.

AWARDS HONORS

Cathy Craddock, senior agent and managing director with Mike Walker Real Estate, has been named to the National Association of Realtors’ 2020 National Commercial

Craddock Awards after being designated the Commercial Investment Division Realtor of the Year by the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors. This latest honor joins the many other awards Craddock has earned during her career, including Most Cooperative Relator of the Year in 2014 and Realtor of the Year in 2015 for the Greater Baton Rouge Area.

litigation that provides valuable technical context to support better communications between financial experts and attorneys in these types of cases. Koerber is part of P&N’s Forensic and Valuation Services team, which includes experts in international, federal and state courts and venues. LUBA Workers’ Comp recently received an “A- Excellent” rating with a stable outlook from A.M. Best Company for the 17th consecutive year. LUBA, a Baton Rouge-based regional insurance company, operates in seven states and recently announced the acquisition of Florida-based FHM Postlethwaite & Insurance Services bringing the Netterville company into an additional six Director Jim Koerber states. LUBA has an expansive authored two chap- network of independent agency ters for The partners, covers more than Comprehensive Guide 157,000 workers and writes more

Koerber to Economic than $80 million in premiums. Damages, published by Business Valuation Resources. Koerber pro- St. George Catholic Church in vided insight on calculation of Baton Rouge was recently honeconomic damages related to per- ored by the Precast/Prestressed sonal injury, wrongful death and Concrete Institute with a 2021 PCI common-law employment Design Award for Best Religious Structure. Each year, a jury of architects, designers, and construction experts honors the best precast concrete projects in the nation. The project architect was Grace Hebert Curtis Architects, the engineer of record was FoxNesbit Engineering, and the general contractor was Womack Construction.

APPOINTMENTS MEMBERSHIPS Dr. Craig Greene has been named 2021 chief of staff of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Greene joins

Greene Dr. Catherine O’Neal, Our Lady of the Lake chief medical officer; and Dr. Philip Allen, associate chief medical officer; as a physician leader for the organization. In addition to participating on the Our Lady of the Lake board of directors, Greene will lead the Medical Executive Committee, which uses input from the medical staff to make key leadership decisions related to medical staff policies, procedures and rules, with an emphasis

St. George Catholic Church on clinical care and quality improvement initiatives.

Greg Inman, Neighbors Federal Credit Union COO, has been named chair of the Credit Union National

Inman Association Councils Executive Committee. CUNA councils are run by and for credit union professionals, and provide resources, information, networking, and career development to credit union leaders. Inman will direct priorities and initiatives for the organization.

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry has announced its officers and board for 2021, along with members of the 2021 LABI Emerging Leaders Council, a group of distinguished entrepreneurs and young professionals. Terry Baugh, chief financial officer of D&J Construction Company, will serve as chair of LABI for 2021. He replaces Tom O’Neal of O’Nealgas Inc., who becomes the immediate past

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chair. Christel Slaughter, SSA Consultants, will serve as board vice chair. Jude Melville, president, b1BANK; and Jason DeCuir, partner, Advantous Consulting; will serve as secretary and treasurer, respectively. Returning as chair of the Emerging Leaders Council is Meagan Shields. Ten LABI members are new to the board. Those directors from Baton Rouge are: Matthew Mann, Edgardo Tenreiro, Dr. Steve Udvarhelyi, and Michael Uffman. The new members of the 2021 LABI Emerging Leaders Council from Baton Rouge are: Kyle Cook, Ryan Cross, Patrick Derbes, Whitney LaNasa, Mallory LeBlanc, Coulter McMahen, Cody Saucier, Michael Victorian, Rawley Webber, Marcus Williams, TJ Woodard and Josh Zumo.

The Louisiana Society for

Human Resource Management

has announced its State Council for 2021. Council members from the Baton Rouge area are: Sandy Michelet, Sparkhound, state director; Karen Breaux, Postlethwaite & Netterville, assistant state director; Gena Champagne, Spherion Staffing, past state director/state conference co-chair; Jay Stovall, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, legislative activities director; Rebecca Briley, EFCU Financial Federal Credit Union, district director-III (Lafayette, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge); Jody Hammatt, Hammett Resources, president of GBRSHRM.

Dr. Julie Martin has been elected to a one-year term as chief of the medical staff of Woman’s Hospital, the highest

Martin elected leadership position among the medical staff. Martin’s duties include the coordination of clinical improvement activities as well as chairing the Medical Executive Committee. As chief of staff, she will also serve on the hospital’s board. Martin is a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist with Louisiana Women’s Healthcare. Other 2021 medical leaders at Woman’s include: Dr. O’Neil “Jay” Parenton, vice chief of staff; Dr. Allyson Boudreaux, secretary; Dr. Emily Magee, chair of OB-GYN clinical service; Dr. Mindy Bowie, chair of surgery; Dr. Charles Pearson Jr., chair of medicine; Dr. Beverly Ogden, chair of cancer clinical service and Dr. D. Stephen Sanches, chair of pediatric clinical service.

Southern University and

A&M College and Grambling State University have joined the

American Petroleum Institute’s

Minority Serving Institution initiative, which makes API’s best-inclass standards freely accessible to students at historically black colleges and universities and other minority serving institutions, API and the Louisiana Mid-

Continent Oil & Gas Association

recently announced. The announcement welcomed the two educational institutions as official participants in API’s ongoing effort to increase access to API’s standards and prepare the incoming industry workforce.

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How to create predictable growth in your business

Every business reaches a ceiling to its current revenue, profit, and business valuation. The strategies, tactics, and habits that built the business to its current level of success aren’t the same ones necessary to take the business further. It’s nearly impossible to create sustainable, predictable growth as a lone wolf, and frankly not as much fun either. Leaders need to be inspired, focused, e cient, and accountable. To attain predictable growth, it’s important to step back and gain a broader perspective. Sometimes owners just need a second set of eyes to build the business they wanted from the very beginning.

Over the span of his career, Cullen Talley has sold products, managed teams, and launched brand new lines of business. As an EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) Implementer, Talley helps business gain traction, find predictable growth, and drive business value. “Many of the companies I work with are growing,” Talley says. “But without the systems and tools in place they need to support their current surge in growth.” Talley shared some of the tough questions owners need to ask themselves in order to take control and create predictable growth.

DO YOU HAVE A CLEAR AND DEFINED VISION?

“Vision” is a word often used but with very few owners clear how to define it or leverage it. If your company lacks an actionable vision, then it doesn’t matter how hard you work or how many hours you or your sta put in, you’ll never be able to achieve predictable growth without a clear vision steering the ship and providing direction. If you want predictable growth in your business, you have to put in the tactical work of defining your vision as simply as possible. Once it’s in place, share it across the company so it becomes part of the way your team frames its decisions. Your vision evolves with your business, so it should be reviewed and refined quarterly. Talley helps business owners set a clear vision and communicate e ectively with their teams to make that vision part of the culture.

DO YOU KNOW WHICH DATA CAN HELP MOVE THE NEEDLE AND HOW TO CREATE ACTION STEPS TO ACTUALLY DO IT?

It’s true that data has never been easier to find, but limitless input often paralyzes progress or decision-making unless you know which data matters—and even more importantly—which data doesn’t. The key is basing decisions on the right metrics for your business, the data points that help you project trends plotted along the customer journey. “If the data is overwhelming, then you’ve missed the point,” Talley says. “Once you’ve settled on the metrics to measure, become obsessed with them so you can see around corners and make tactical business decisions moving forward.”

HOW MUCH OF YOUR DAY IS SPENT PUTTING OUT FIRES?

If you’re constantly running from one problem to the next, then you’re basically running the company like a kids carnival game. “Sure, Whack-A-Mole is fun, but it’s no way to run a business,” Talley smiles. “Especially if your goal is predictable revenue and driving business valuation.” The good news is that you can learn to better prioritize, delegate and pre-plan your week using tactics and strategy to predictably position yourself for growth. Cullen Talley can schedule a 30-minute introductory call to discuss a model and proven process to help you gain control.

WHAT SORT OF CULTURE HAVE YOU CREATED?

If you want to have predictable growth, you need to invest in the sta and culture at your company. To be clear, businesses with exceptional culture don’t have to say they have great culture because it’s obvious to everyone around them. Just as a magnet attracts and repels objects based on its design, so can your culture attract the right people and repel those that are the wrong fit.

Cullen Talley has advised owners and their leaders on growth, execution and accountability strategies that impacted hundreds of employees and created millions in new revenue. He has expanded existing businesses into new channels of distribution, proven business models that returned 11x angel investors capital in under 24 months with a $220M exit and pushed sales increase by more than 20% while reducing costs by nearly 50% in the same period.

Visit exitmomentum.com to schedule a 30-minute introductory call to share your current situation with Cullen Talley and be introduced to a model and proven process that makes sense for your company.